Deadline: 10 April 2016
Global Editors Network is currently inviting applications for its Data Journalism Awards (DJA) 2016. The DJA are the first international awards recognizing outstanding work in the field of data journalism worldwide.
The awards will be given at a special ceremony at the Vienna City Hall during the sixth annual GEN Summit on 16 June 2016.
Program Categories
- Data visualisation of the year (large newsroom)
- Data visualisation of the year (small newsroom)
- Investigation of the year (large newsroom)
- Investigation of the year (small newsroom)
- News data app of the year (large newsroom)
- Data journalism website of the year
- Best individual portfolio
- Best use of data in a breaking news story, within first 36 hours
- Open data award
- General excellence (Jurors’ Choice)
- Public choice
Prize available
The Data Journalism Awards 2016 will be awarding a 1,000€ prize to each of the twelve categories (mentioned above).
Eligibility Criteria
- The Data Journalism Awards rewards outstanding work in the field of data journalism in any media worldwide. They reward examples of data-driven investigations, data-driven applications and storytelling with data visualization, which cover matters relevant to society and aim to have an impact at a societal level.
- Media companies, non-profit organizations and freelancers or individuals are all eligible for the Data Journalism Awards.
- Works produced by individuals or teams of staffers from media companies and non-profit organizations, as well as freelancers or individuals are all eligible for entry.
- Works that are the result of collaboration between organizations may also be submitted.
- Those works produced by staffers or freelancers collaborating with government agencies, business or trade organizations with a stake (financial or of other nature) in the issue at hand are not eligible.
- Works that include significant input from the members of the jury will not be accepted for entry into the competition.
How to Apply
- All submissions must be in English.
- Entries in languages other than English will be accepted provided that they are accompanied by translations of the work.
- Words included in graphics, databases and applications must also be translated. Radio material must be transcribed in English and video material must contain English subtitles. If a work originally published in a language other than English passes the pre-jury selection stage, applicants may be asked to provide additional information and translations.
For more information, please visit Data Journalism Awards.
